Quilting
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Quilted Coasters – Scrap Buster Project
Quilted Coasters Make Great Quick Gifts Quilted coasters are great scrap-buster projects. If you have leftover quilt blocks from a larger project, those are easily transformed into coasters, too. Stitch a set of four to gift for Mother’s Day or any holiday. These finished coasters measure 4 1/2″ square. QUILTED COASTER SUPPLIES Supplies listed are enough to make one coaster. Matching 50 wt. Cotton Thread (piecing) (Featured colors from the Plums & Purples Thread Palette) Coordinating 30 wt. Cotton Blendables® Thread (quilting) Organ® Needles: size 70/10 Universal & 90/14 Quilting Sulky KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive 3 coordinating fabric prints (each measuring approximately 1″ x 10″) 4 3/8″ square of…
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Shelf Pillow for Mom to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Shelf Pillow How-Tos celebrate Mom with reverse appliqué & pretty piecing! Celebrate a special mom by gifting her a small shelf pillow, a perfect addition to her spring décor. Swap the “name” to create pillows for anyone in need of a quick gift. The reverse appliqué technique is fun and easy, especially when working with a no-fray fabric, such as Sulky Felty™. SHELF PILLOW SUPPLIES Shelf Pillow Pattern Thread Sulky Cotton + Steel 50 wt. Cotton Thread Organ® Needles 80/12 Top Stitch Fabrics 6” x 9” felt rectangle (such as Sulky Felty™) 4” x 81/2” floral quilting cotton fabric (8) 21/2” fabric squares 8” x 81/2” backing fabric 9” length…
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Easy Log Cabin Quilt for Beginners
Easy Log Cabin Quilt for Beginners & Beyond A Log Cabin quilt is a great beginner-friendly quilt that is easily completed with repeating pieced blocks sewn together in a pleasing arrangement. The same can be said for many quilt patterns, but a Log Cabin quilt is also perfect for precut fabrics, making it even faster to sew. Add cornerstones, sashing and a border to create a quilt “recipe” you’ll use again and again to make all sorts of quilts that vary in size and design. The featured quilt measures 34″ x 48″ and includes six log cabin blocks, sashing, cornerstones and borders. Your ideal “recipe” of these “ingredients” will vary…
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Free-Motion Quilting FAQs with Eric Drexler
Free-Motion Quilting FAQs Eric Drexler takes the fear out of free-motion quilting! Free-motion quilting may seem intimidating, but Sulky educator Eric Drexler makes it easy to attempt and even easier to enjoy with his “Fearless Free-Motion” Sulky courses. We asked Eric to answer the FAQs of FMQ (free-motion quilting) to inspire you to try it for yourself. Read on and kick off National Quilting Month with us. TAKE ME TO ERIC’S COURSES> THREAD FOR FREE-MOTION QUILTING Q: Do I have to use the same thread in the top and bobbin for FMQ? A: Not at all. You are “allowed” to use different types of thread in the needle and bobbin,…
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Bloom Machine Embroidered Mini Quilt
Bloom Machine Embroidered Mini Quilt Create a machine embroidered version of our Free Bloom Hand Embroidery Mini Quilt pattern designed by Aimee Davis, featuring appliqué done entirely in the hoop of your embroidery machine. This version of the project also uses Sulky Perfect Appliqué for nice, crisp lettering that doesn’t shift during or after stitching. This design comes with three sizes, for a 5×7, 9×10 and 10×14 hoop (or larger). The featured stitchout is the largest size and a 360mm x 260mm hoop was used for the sample. BLOOM MACHINE EMBROIDERY MINI QUILT SUPPLIES Bloom Embroidered Mini Quilt Pattern (it’s free!) Fabric & materials according to pattern guide sheet Bloom…
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Bloom Free Pattern – Hand Embroidered Mini Quilt
Bloom (free pattern) into Spring a hand embroidered Mini Quilt designed by Aimee Davis of Daisyeyes Handmade This Bloom free pattern combines hand appliqué, hand embroidery and basic quilting techniques to create a mini quilt perfect for your spring wall décor. Download the pattern for hand embroidery and appliqué for free! Or, if desired, purchase the machine embroidery design and create your appliqué in the hoop. (Note: The design colors shown below were altered from the machine embroidery color sequence chart to match the chosen fabrics.) Bloom Free Pattern Requirements Hand Embroidery Supplies Embroidery hoop (10″ or larger is best) Hand embroidery needle Small scissors Water-soluble pen Sulky Stick ‘n…
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Hanukkah Potholder to Make & Give
Make a Festive Hanukkah Potholder by Cheryl Lynch Quilts A Hanukkah potholder (or Chanukah, depending on preferred spelling) is a great accessory for your kitchen and makes a wonderful host/hostess gift. This simple potholder is shaped like a dreidel and comes together nicely using insulated batting for heat protection. From Cheryl: I look forward to Chanukah every year. For me, it’s all about the traditions of being with family, lighting candles, exchanging gifts and eating potato pancakes, or as we call them – latkes. The location of most of our festivities is the kitchen, where we wait impatiently for the latkes to finish cooking. Frankly, we eat them (with applesauce)…
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Mini Quilt Garland to Embroider & Hang on Display
No Peeking Mini Quilt Garland Create a mini quilt garland to embroidery and display on a Christmas tree or holiday garland, hanging above the stockings on the mantel. The featured No Peeking design is from the Sulky Santa Sayings machine embroidery collection, and it includes an appliqué gift tag. Use a fun sparkly fabric, solid or fabric with minimal print for the appliqué in the hoop to not compete with the thread work. MINI QUILT GARLAND SUPPLIES Santa Sayings Machine Embroidery Palette Sulky Bobbin Thread (or PolyLite™ Thread in a color to match background fabric) Machine Embroidery Design (featured design from Santa Sayings Machine Embroidery Collection: No Peeking), measuring 4.69”…
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Wilderness Wonder Appliqué Videocast
Meet Wilderness Wonder a large-scale appliqué trio by Ashley Hough Designs Join us November 9, 2021 at 2pm ET for Wilderness Wonder Appliqué, a virtual videocast hosted by Ellen March. VIDEOCAST DETAILS You’ll learn how to create large-scale animal appliqués for stunning wall hangings, quilts and more. Preprinted appliqué fabrics make quick-and-easy work of the appliqués, paired with high-quality, lightweight fusible web. Learn how the pieces come together to make a deer, elk or moose, and then secure with lustrous cotton threads. Plus, get tips for piecing & quilting a larger piece and a smaller pillow. We’ll show you stippling & micro stippling techniques you can easily master with any…
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Pumpkin Pillow – Free Foundation Paper Piecing Pattern
Pumpkin Pillow for Fall Décor Grab this free pattern for a pumpkin pillow, featuring foundation paper piecing and an envelope-style closure to easily swap your seasonal décor. The included FPP Pumpkin pattern is easily repurposed into a quilt block for a coaster, placemat, table runner or quilt, too! If you’ve never used Sulky Paper Solvy™, your life will forever change once you try it! Print the FPP Pumpkin page directly onto a sheet of Paper Solvy, and then construct the pumpkin by following the pattern directions. After piecing is complete, moisten a cotton swab and run it along the seamlines to gently lift up the paper to remove. Or leave…
